Global Principal Electrical Engineer, Data Centers

Iron Mountain Incorporated; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 163,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Generous PTO

Health insurance

Career growth

Global opportunities

Job summary

Iron Mountain Incorporated is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the global technical authority for utility, high-, medium-, and low-voltage distribution, standby generation, UPS, energy storage, earthing, and power-quality systems. You will lead as an enterprise technical leader across new developments and existing operations.

You will set technical direction, govern global standards, and partner with executives to shape long-term infrastructure roadmaps while mentoring

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in data-center or mission-critical programs.
• Expertise across utility strategy, HV/MV/LV, energy storage, and power quality.
• Professional Engineer/Chartered Engineer license preferred; travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Set Global Technical Direction for utility interconnects and HV/MV/LV distribution across the global platform.
• Govern global standards, Bas is of Design, designs, specs, and risk frameworks; final authority on deviations.
• Advise Executive Leadership on technical strategy, investments, capacity constraints, and roadmaps.
• Direct Equipment Strategy for owner-furnished equipment alongside Supply Chain; lead incident investigations to embed root-cause findings.
• Build discipline by leading a global electrical community of practice and mentoring Senior Engineers.

Skills

15+ years exp

Data centers

Multi-market leadership

HV/LV systems

Protective relays

Energy storage

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Iron Mountain Incorporated is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer to serve as the global technical authority for utility, high-, medium-, and low-voltage distribution, standby generation, UPS, energy storage, earthing, and power-quality systems. You will lead as an enterprise technical leader across new developments and existing operations.

You will set technical direction, govern global standards, and partner with executives to shape long-term infrastructure roadmaps while mentoring